

Usually an RTS victory relies on who can build an army faster and gather resources efficiently. Iron Harvest emphasizes stealth and formation far more than a regular RTS. Rushing headlong in with a large array of units and gun power doesn’t mean an easy win. Even with the bonus resources and squadrons, it’s still possible to get rolled by the AI if you fail to approach the situation correctly.

Each map will have a main storyline objective, along with some side missions that can be cleared for extra rewards to make the main mission easier.Ĭlearing the side objectives can certainly help make the game easier, but they aren’t a sure tactic to defeating the enemy. Each chapter or mission consists of clearing a single map of objectives. Iron Harvest includes a lot of the usual RTS gameplay staples: Players lead a wide variety of units into battle against the enemy, utilizing a range of environments and tactics to defeat other squadrons of enemy combatants. You have to play them in order, but the game takes this into consideration, continuing to add more challenges to the campaign instead of resetting the difficulty back when you move onto the next character. The three separate main stories all center around different heroes of the war, each with their own storyline and influence on the outcome of the war. The maps themselves have interesting scenery and themes, with new and exciting objectives that escalate with the war and each of the three plots. The writing works well as a linking device between each fight. As a woman, she is not expected to participate in the fight to protect her village, but she takes up her rifle and employs the help of those around her to rise up against the enemy - including that of a bear she raised after its mother was killed. While her village enjoys peace in the years following the Great War, soldiers from Rusviet show up one day to capture her father, who apparently has been working on technology to counter the mechanical war machines used in the Great War. The first campaign follows the life of Anna Kos, a young girl from the Polanian village of Zalesie.
